Trip Report | Dubai - Helsinki | Finnair Economy Class | Airbus A350-900
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- Опубликовано: 14 янв 2022
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We’re flying in the hybrid low-cost - full service Finnair flight from Dubai to Helsinki. It’s my first time on their long haul aircraft and was pleasantly surprised!
I look forward flying with them on a full service flight.
Today we are showcasing you the following flight:
From: Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates
To: Helsinki Vantaa Airport, Finland.
Airline: Finnair
Flight Number: AY1964
Aircraft Type: Airbus A350-900
Registration: OH-LWH
Flight Time: 07:29
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It is unbelievable that the bestest of the best air-trip-report channel on youtube is not the mostest of the most watched trip-report channel on youtube.
YET…!
Thanks a lot for the comment! Some insanely awesome video’s coming in the next weeks..! Had some awesome flights.
Thanks for watching!
That was a great review. I definitely appreciate you putting all the flight info of all the planes that were captured in the video. That was a great touch and fully appreciated.
Love the video, great information. Certainly going to watch your other videos!
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed!!
Please do watch and let me know if there is any particular flight/airline you want to see!
I love Finnair. Great trip report! Keep up the good work!!
I liked them too, can’t wait to try some other long haul with them😁
Really liked your commentary throughout the video, especially mentioning each plane's destination!
I’m glad Kunal! Always interesting to know where everyone is headed, isn’t it?!😁
Wowwww! A solid review as always! Thanks TLA!
Thanks! Always a pleasure😃
Always a big fan of your work!
Thanks a lot!
Always amazing best ever
Thanks for sharing. I would never fly Finnair if they consider a 7hr 40 flight to be non-longhaul and "buy on board". Plenty of other carriers will serve you a decent meal for that length of flight.
I don’t mind actually, like to try everything.
But I also don’t understand why it’s “not long haul”. Perhaps it’s considered a leisure destination, however nothing is cheap in Dubai, I would think it’s more upscale tourism..
Maybe we’ll find out some day🤷🏻♂️
@@TheLayoverAviation p
Serving no meals is a cost cutting measure in these difficult times for aviation.
@@TheLayoverAviation This has now been rectified. As far as I am aware, Doha and Dubai are now considered long haul flights by Finnair
Finnair does consider it long-haul at least nowdays, altough along with the New York route it only gets one complimentary meal service as it is classed as ”shorter long-haul flight”
Great video!! (as always) 👏👏👏
Gracias Amigo!😄 🇪🇸
I am so happy, you are great trip report and captured beautiful video it is was first video to enjoy with heart.
Thank you for the kind words, very happy you enjoyed it!
ths was an amazing video, thanks for making it comprehensive! subbed!
Awesome, thank you Frank, I appreciate it!
I recently subscribed to this channel and I’m happy it’s not a copy of other channels. So much information and unique way of shooting a flight video. Especially capturing planes at airport n details while flying. Amazing. Love it
And sadly enough mine is already copied 😔.
Thanks for the compliment and for watching! It will only get better the more I learn, so stay tuned!
Love your videos as usual man, keep it up!
Thanks Lorenzo!!
Got some great ones coming up😁
I honestly think you are the best flight trip reporter on YT, I never get bored and skip any part of the video...even the intro (I love the intro and intro music).
What an honor Ben, thanks for the awesome comment!
I have some video’s coming that you’ll love for sure, just busy with work and editint, but it will come!
Thanks again, very motivating😁
@@TheLayoverAviation Agreed, you just provide a review which is not inflammatory or aiming to cause some discussion for the sake of discussion. You clearly appreciate the experience which is why we enjoy it so much.
thanks again, I really appreciate it😁.
No need to cause discussions, flying is great and about having fun. And I do have it each day.
I really enjoyed it 👍
agreed on the wing view!! wow i didnt know finnair was a low cost carrier ! and yess always excited for turbulent landings
once again amazing trip report! loved it man!!
Just low cost on this particular long haul flight, all others seem to be full service. Will try one soon..!
Thanks for the comment, wish you manny more windy landings😁
@@TheLayoverAviation thank you! 😆
Thanks for clear video with a lot of information,keep doing,
Thanks Kuoc! I appreciate! Will keep doing my best 😄
Ja heb weer genoten 👌👌
Gelukkig 👏😁
This was the most entertaining Trip Report I've ever watched (and I've watched a few!) Great quality images- I feel like I'm actually in the flight with you. I wish! Im terrified of flying yet I love everything to do with planes and airports, so a turbulent landing for me would be like- YIKES!
wow Ann Marie, thanks for the amazing compliment! We can do a flight together sometime, no need to be scared, will show you. And if you fancy a wine; that really helps too.
Quite interesting you love everything planes and airports yet are terrified of flying. Everything on a plane has an explanation and just makes sense, even turbulence!
All the best and thanks again!
Thanks a lot for sharing the story with your mom. It’s funny to see where her priorities lie.
Think I mistakenly deleted your comment though😅.
You must have flown some interesting planes on those trips.
Great video
Awesome trip report with humor! I really appreciated the small details with the aircraft models and destinations. As aviation enthusiasts, it's always fun to notice those small observations on a plane. I will be flying with Finnair in the end of July with their A350 from ARN (ESSA) to LAX... sadly not their new cabin. However, a glass of wine and some chitchat with the crew never hurts!
Maybe you do get the new cabin, they might change planes, you never know!
I am glad they are able to continue flights elsewhere. They have been seriously affected by the closure of the Russian Airspace..
Let me know how the flight was, I am looking forward to trying it trans Atlantic as well some day. Have a nice one and thanks for the comment!!
@@TheLayoverAviation Yeah, they have definently been affected by the closure of the Russian airspace and I guess they are looking for alternate routes to those destinations. However, I am unsure if they will change planes but we can only hope 🤞If only there was a way to see which aircrafts have been renovated to the new cabin... I guess the routes with the new cabin is somewhere out there in their website.
@@TheLayoverAviation But will defo get back to you after the flight! Might record as a small private trip report 😅
Very good for the first time! 👏
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Very outstanding video. I just love the informative concept. I always dream to travel and study abroad in Europe
Thank you my friend!
You’ll achieve whatever you want in life when you do everything you can to fight for your goal.
The toughest part will be to choose a country😁
always impressive to see the plane flare when sitting in the back of the plane
Always is Kayci! ❤️ ✈️
Hi, and congratulations for your trip report's! I love them, and watch it every time! I find very interesting the additional information about the plains, the airports, the routes, everything.... Are you a pilot by the way? Also the music of your videos is very cool. You becoming really one of my favorite trip reports channels! Can't wait for the next video. Thank you and take care! 🍀🙏👍
Thanks a lot for the awesome comment Vladimir, how nice of you!
I love sharing all the extra info, it’s hard in real life to share these things with family or friends😅.
So I did some pilot studies, have some in the family, also some friends in my circle, but I chose not to. You see, in my opinion it’s not what it used to be.. The bulletproof door is locked throughout the flight. And I’m a veeery social person, love chatting and hanging around, so I don’t mind flying private planes on my free time but not as a profession. I rather sit in the back talking to passengers/crew, sipping on wine and have a great time.
I respect the pilot job a lot, but I don’t think it’s for me.
Thanks again for the motivating comment!
@@TheLayoverAviation Understand... Thanks for the explanation and keep going👍👋
Beautiful 💜
Flying always is! ❤️ ✈️
I Love the A350!!!🥰🥰🥰
So do I!
Firstly, great video and I'm very impressed your able to name every plane you saw.
Secondly: I'm very surprised and disappointed about their in-flight service... up-sell up-sell up-sell. Not even a pillow/blanket.
Thank you Wellard!
It’s quite the extra work to name the planes, but well worth it I think!
Regarding the service, I expected it thus it was not a surprise.. But I can already see how many people say the same in the comments, so passengers will likely do the same. Perhaps it will change.
Thank you for watching!
Nice video my friend!
Obrigado amigo!
Saw you did some spotting at Santos Dumont, maaan I’m jealous! Can’t wait to fly there.
@@TheLayoverAviation I used to travel to Rio de Janeiro every year for a vacation. Since the pandemic started, I never went to Brazil again. Santos Dumont Airport has very short runways, so the planes make sudden stops.
Great Trip Report. Keep up the great work. Finnair now serves meals in Economy on the DXB route. I guess they had too since flying to Doha would have forced them to review the DXB route.
thanks for letting me know!
I wanted to try the Doha route out. But they have to serve on those as it’s operating for Qatar Airways..
Looking forward to it!
Awesome 👌
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I love turbulent landings.
I’m glad! I saw you have some on your channel😋
@@TheLayoverAviation Means a lot to me. Big fan of your videos!
a350 is a beautiful aircraft!
I love everything about the A350, except for 1 thing: the nose🥺
another great video never knew Finnair was a low cost airline and that you have to buy food .I 'am not a person who would go budget airline on a 7 hour flight .Yes turbulence all through out the flight best during the day when pilots don't take notice of CB and you know your gonna get bounced :).
Hey again Saud!
Well, it’s not fully budget.. I mean, the IFE and legroom were great. Crew were very elegant and nice.
There is waaaay worse ways of spending 7 hours.. Like on any suicidal +6 hour flight on a 737..
I was going to take the Luxair flight from Dubai to Luxembourg last week (+6 hours B737-800W, no IFE) but didn’t make it past check in as I was missing a document and check in closed. Maybe destiny 🤔..
I still don’t mind the bouncing as long as nobody gets injured😛
In Finnair's book Dubai is in the same "holiday flight" basket with Canary Islands, Madeira etc, you are expected to pre order meals in Economy. All these flights used be reserved for the tour operators. That has changed and they should inform the passengers more clearly.
If the plane where you're flying takes a ride on a jetstream the plane shakes a lot, and the pilots in this case know it's gona be bunpy all the way :)
@@TheLayoverAviation yeah that's another thing now the carriers are using narrow body frames to fligts about 7 houes or more, i refuse to fly in that conditions, like the airline from my country, Portugal, TAP using A321LR to Washington wtf? once i did a cross the atlantic from Lisbon to Brasil a A320 with a fuel stop and was a torture.
In the first part of the video you said you’re escaping Dubai for cold weather! I live here and its freezing its 15 degrees Celsius and the high is 23 so its cold throughout the whole day!
I know right! It’s funny how spoiled we get here. When it’s 15C it’s all drama😂
@14:43 Chinese signage in the restroom - I am starting to see it on other airlines as well. Apparently it's true that Chinese tourists do not know how to use airplane lav. Delta has some added on signs for the few tail numbers that are used to fly to PVG from the US. I didn't believe it until I had to sit in a bulkhead row next to the lavs and watched Chinese tourists could not open the door and also complained there is no toilet handle to flush with...
It’s actually many airlines having these signs in the lavatories, and not only in Chinese. I’ve seen in Urdu, Pashto, Benghali, Hindi and some other Southern Asian languages. In Oman Air I’ve even seen a picture requesting people not to squat on the toilet hahahah! Imagine, a squatting stick man..
Just cultural differences.. Some people have also never flown on a plane before. So can’t blame them. Just part of the aviation magic😅.
The flush in the B787 is infrared, 50% of humanity does not know that. So I recently had a flight with a lot of “surprises” left behind in the toilets🤢
Text in Chinese says to throw the paper in the toilets and that the blue button is to flush it.
I suspected so. Thanks for the translation!
Standard flap setting for the A 350 is 15 degrees. If the runway is that long like in Dubai. A take off where they don't stop is called turn and burn. That's what the pilots say when they recieve clearance while rolling.
Is it possible that flap 15 is a common setting for the B777-300ER? Because the A350 only has 1,2,3 and Full.
The B777-300ER sometimes uses 5 but mostly 15 for tail clearance and 20 for shorter runways. I see 5 however quite standard at KLM and Air Canada.
Turn and burn? Never heard if that, learned something new! Thanks for your comment Nikolaus!
Where were you flying too after HEL? I recently spent 1hr and 10mins at the checkin desk at Dubai on my way back fro Syd via SIN. It took that long to check if my PCR test timeframe met the Singapore requirements! It was very stressful and luckily i allowed 4hrs! Travelling now is very stressful but so nice to be able to be in the sky again.
I was just going to good ole’ Amsterdam.
I was close to going to Singapore but the travel corridor between UAE and Singapore was cancelled at the very last moment 😔.
Yep, Singapore is very strict. Glad you flew again, and on such a nice long flight!
Great report, finn air is slowly becoming an ULCC, like norwegian
Airlines have to compete on some of the most competitive markets where people just won’t pay for the premium.. And the competition in Europe is fierce.. Just countless of airlines all fighting for the same passengers. So I understand if some airlines (unfortunately for us) have to adapt their business model..
Thanks for the comment!
As a Swede I highly appreciate you knowing the difference between The Nordics and Scandinavia. ;) I actually flew ARN-ZRH-DXB and then back again DXB-MUC (take off and taxiing highlighted in this video!)-ARN a couple of days ago without any problem or delay due to document checks in either direction or airport. Was I lucky or rather this is a problem at HEL?
Also - thanks for a great video!
Thanks for the comment, Daniel.
Maybe I was unlucky as it was during the Omicron madness.. Don’t really know, caught me by surprise. I was really thinking “no way I can miss a flight in Helsinki in 1.5 hours”.
Nice itinerary you did! I flew Muc-Dxb 2 weeks ago with Lufty but my emergency exit seat did not have a window🥲
Loved my flight with Swiss though!
Thanks for watching!
What is the difference actually?
@@IronSwordRBLXno idea
@@IronSwordRBLXSweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland are Nordic countries but only Sweden, Norway and Denmark belong to Scandinavia.
7:12 ….. i just died 😂😂😂👏🏼
Hope he also talls like that to ATC
hi! I would like to ask you 3 questions; the first, do you prefer to travel more in economy class or business class? 2 of the many which do you prefer to travel or do you feel really comfortable with? the third how do you know all the destinations you see from the window, like that plane goes to ×× and the type of aircraft, for example, is the 777 -800?
I don’t mind travel in any class.. But if I do need to sleep or if the flight is very long (above 9 hours) I do prefer Business Class.
I know the destinations by checking a flight radar. The plane types I know by hart 😊
@@TheLayoverAviation thank you
Never noticied this fact untill i found out yesterday Emirates only has 777 or A380 airplanes in service as of now . Its all gonna change next year tho when airbus is gonna deliver the first out of 40 orders of A350’s and boeing is gonna deliver there 787-9 dreamliners .
I’m so looking forward for those planes to arrive!! 😃
Do you recommend visiting Finland in February? I am considering, where are the best places to go?
The quality of your trip report looks amazing what camera do you use
Thanks!
This one was still shot with my Iphone Xs max. Now currently filming with the Iphone 13 pro max.
I have a nice camera, but a phone is just easier and more compact..
0:47 Spicejet flight to Delhi delayed by how long?? Damn. Typical Spicejet. -,-
30R is the path below which our bus used to take us to school all those years back. Dubai Sharjah road. Seen many A380 go above us to land. good times.
Also, RWY 30R was where the incident happened 6 days back. Two EK flights almost collided. One began its take off roll and the other was crossing the rwy from a taxiway.
I didn’t notice the Spicejet delay, haha. Well spotted.
You must have spend terrible long delays when going to school! Man that road is always stuffed. I plan my whole day according to the status of traffic around there😛.
I read about the incident, let’s see what the investigation says. Glad nothing happened.
@@TheLayoverAviation Never take the Dubai - Sharjah road (even if you have to go only until Deira) on Thursdays haha.
Very well made video. The fact that Finnair is a LCC came to me as a surprise (thought only airlines such as Norwegian etc is low cost). For such a long flight of 7 hours+, the airline could have provided food. Also surprised to note the lack of individual air vents in this new A350. Was there individual reading lights ? (did not notice it).
The reading lights were where the airvents would usually also be, I think I have some footage in the video, can’t recall..
It’s a sell on board service just on Dubai flight, I still don’t know 100% why. JFK is shorter and with full service.
Mysteries🤷🏻♂️
@@TheLayoverAviation it might be because it’s a seasonal flight !
@@jayzz80 That could be the reason + the abysmally low fares that the passengers would have paid must have forced Finnair not to offer any onboard free food.
@@TheLayoverAviation Helsinki-JFK must be a highly competitive sector & if you do not entice people with free onboard food, you will find it difficult to fill up plane. That could be the reason why JFK flights are full service flights (my guess)
In Finnair's book DXB is a "holiday flight" , you can pre order meals.
6:48 Do you have a trip report on it? I really want to fly on it haha.
Great Video...really enjoyed
Let your fingers do the talking
I just love flying turbulence dont bother me Thanks for Sharing
Thank you very much for watching and the comment!!
My fingers talk too much🤣
Great video..as good as it can get filming an economy flight...and i would not even call it "hybrid"..at least the service was low cost. I loved your comments and enjoyed your humour, haha. Really disappointing that Finnair appears to be degenerating into a LCC..quite ridiculous to exclude this from long haul status. But it seems to be the trend..LH eg would still serve a hot meal and beer and wine, but dropped the spirits in eco. Iberia with the laziest crews in the air even in C serves drinks on long haul only for the meals..nothing in between. And also on a full service eco flight with Finnair i am not sure whether a beer would be free..definitely they would charge for spirits. So what is left for economy is either flying a Gulf carrier like my favourite QR or EK..or to fly C class..although even there you are now excluded from lounges with the lowest C fare..unless you have at least silver status (at least thats it with QR and EK). Brand loyalty is becoming a bit more attractive again with these C models.
What an honor yet again! Thank you for your comment.
Yes, it’s unfortunately the trend, specially in Europe. Airlines are all fighting for the very few customers left that are currently traveling during Covid and they are doing so by lowering costs.
And like you said, this is the perfect opportunity for Gulf carriers to pickpocket everyone else from their customers by continue to improve..
European carriers are being robbed at bright daylight left and right without responding to it (Left as even Delta became better then any EU carrier!).
I noticed how the spirits are most noticeable victim of on board service in many airlines.. Quite unfortunate. I hope it returns, but I believe it will all be at an additional cost to “give the consumers more choice” and make tickets “cheaper for those that don’t drink”. I heard it all..
Yes, the lounge accesses and driver services have been cut from the lowest fares, even miles collection. Lounge access also became available to the general public that can spare a couple hundred Bucks..
I guess we’ll eventually just get the experience we are willing to pay for. Time will tell.
Thanks again, and looking forward to seeing your travels again.
Greetings from Dubai my friend!
@@TheLayoverAviation Big thank you for your well founded and comprehensive reply:) Are you based in DXB? I cancelled my Febraury F flight in EKs A380 because of Covid..but kept the ticket open to do it later. Unfortunately Expo might be over then and afther this it will become hot..although hotels cost only half, hehe. Lets see how the Omikron wave develops. Kind regards from Germany, my friend!
Yes, I live in Dubai for the past 10 years.
It was a good idea to postpone your trip, the onboard lounges and social areas at EK are shut for the time being. The service has slightly been modified too. Omicron madness.
Hopefully you make it to the Expo (and beat the heat). Greetings back friend! 🖖
Great TR. How come this flight is not a long-houl at all? All other European airline do this route regular free meal services. Finair come on!
I think this particular flight just operates as a budget kind of service. I was aware of it so I don’t really mind. It’s like flying Scoot or Norwegian. You kind of know what to expect.
Thanks for the comment!
If im correct you can order a meal while buying the ticket but it is not part of the ticket price?
Correct, you can pre order a meal, I believe it costed around 20 Euro or so.. Not sure.
The meals are complimentary on most routes except Dubai and some other leisure destinations.
Great video! But at 20:52 how did you know that’s the 1st officer that landed the plane and not the captain?
Thanks Jean-Pierre!
I know as the FO made a PA prior to landing saying he was flying the plane😉.
@@TheLayoverAviation oh ok I understand now. Thanks for replying.😇
My pleasure JP!
Flight movie is very very Super
Very glad you liked it!
Preeeeeepeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrr fooor takeeeeeaaaaafff 😂😂 At 25.1 im going to fly to HEL..im going to be a escort for a cat
Sounds like HEL😁.
Cool pilot, right? I would do some fun stuff too if I was a pilot. Maybe some day..!
Awesome tripreport. So they sold meals...hmmm
Thanks Eremasi!
How come they not offering free food? I remember they offered free meals and beer on a Helsinki - Berlin flight back in 2017. But I think it's all about cost cutting nowadays
2017 sounds sooo long ago😂.
Most carriers in Europe went budget, there is otherwise just no competing with low costs I think..
Thanks for watching!
Did you feel ear pressure during landing ?
Never, I always have a candy or a chewing gum in my mouth during descend. A good trick, trust me! It opens your sinuses.
@@TheLayoverAviation ah I see well that’s good thanks for the tip!
Damn. Fl380 380,0000
How much is the cabin baggage allowance?
Don’t know.. you’ll have to check with Finnair..
Please tell me your outdo song
The intro song is in the description! :)
SAS is better,so why don’t you fly to the Scandinavian capitals?
Nice i just did the same trip ahaha on my channel
I checked it out and subscribed! Awesome video, will check the Helsinki ti Kittila later!
Me same I enjoy turbulence landing 😂😂😂😂😂 I dont know why 😂😂😂
Daredevils😎
@@TheLayoverAviation 😂😂😂😂🫵
I live in Finland but have to say that I personally like Klm much more than Finnair
I have to agree with you😛
hi i am new herere how ofded do u upload
Hey Joshua. I try to upload every week or so.
Welcome and enjoy!
So 8 hours flight time and is not long haul? wtf? heheh i knew it the European carriers and the American ones...heheh
btw greetings from Portugal :)
Thanks Carlos!
Sadly it’s true, in Europe costs matter to people and not quality. I hope it changes..
@@TheLayoverAviation it's not gonna happen, before the covid they were like that already and they get mad with Gulf carriers, so what they expect with that kind of service the Gulf carriers offers? in 2018 and 2019 i went to Singapore and flew Qatar and was amazing in the economy and the fare was fantastic.
No food ??
There is some food and snacks for purchase.
7 and half hour fight and only buy on board. Pretty lousy. Even worse than East coast USA to Hawaii flights. At least you get a full beverage selection. I wonder if they've decreased service in their business class. Maybe the buy on board stuff is free up there.
I’ll try to find out what is served in Business but I think it’s pretty much the same deal.
It is a litte inconsistent service vs their other long haul destination but like in the US to Hawaii flights: everyone expects it..
No free meals ?
None!
@@TheLayoverAviation 👎👎👎
The persons next you won't shut up though lolll
I could hear the galley chillers more then humans😂
Blonde convention 😂😂😂😂
not what I am used to in Dubai!
No drink and food?? Bye Finn air
There is, just not on the Dubai flight. I’ll fly to the States with them and film the differences.
In Finnair's book DXB is a "holiday flight" like Canary Islands , you can pre order meals.
Finnair is very bad. I flew same road 3 days ago. Only bacause one way from Tallinn to DXB was 120 EUR ( i needed one way). Buy food option only. Blueberry juice and water are free. Even tea and coffee are for sale. And what is for sale are some unapetizing sandwich and cup noodle. If price is 10 euro more expensive i ll never consider them.
120EUR??!?! Wow! That’s actually very cheap.
I knew already that everything would be charged, so I really didn’t mind.
But yes, maybe you went with the expectations of full service. However, 120EUR for 2 flights is really an amazing fare..
Thanks for watching Milos
This is disgusting that you have to purchase food on seven hour flight ! Definitely will never fly on this Arline!
It’s not that bad when you know that’s the case, I mean, there are many other low cost long haul flights.
This was the most comfortable of all of then, in my opinion.
In Finnair's book DXB is a "holiday flight" like the Canary Islands , you can pre order meals.
Do you recommend visiting Finland in February? I am considering, where are the best places to go?
If you like snow and cold, yeah why not!
Haven’t been there in February yet, but Finland is beautiuful no matter when!